Ivanka Trump's school visit forces parents to pull kids from class

Ivanka Trump's unannounced visit to a Connecticut high school this week reportedly prompted backlash from some students' parents.

The first daughter visited the Norwalk Early College Academy on Monday to discuss the importance of career education, something Trump has been promoting in schools across the nation.

"To see the passion and enthusiasm for bringing real-life skills into a classroom environment but then coupling it with real-life experience through internship creates this really beautiful virtuous angle," Trump said.

However, some parents were upset with Trump's surprise visit and claimed they were given little information regarding the arrangement, News 12 Connecticut reported.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 16: Ivanka Trump (R), Adviser and daughter of President Donald Trump, and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Linda McMahon (L) react as they participate in a Conversations with the Women of America panel at the South Court Auditorium of Eisenhower Executive Office Building January 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. The three-part panel features 'American women from various backgrounds and experiences who will speak with high-level women within the Trump Administration, about what has been accomplished to date to advance women at home, and in the workplace.' (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Ivanka Trump takes part in a conversation with Administrator of the Small Business Administration Linda McMahon at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

ARLINGTON, VA - AUGUST 21: Ivanka Trump greets U.S. military leaders before a speech by President Donald Trump on Americas involvement in Afghanistan at the Fort Myer military base on August 21, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Trump was expected to announce a modest increase in troop levels in Afghanistan, the result of a growing concern by the Pentagon over setbacks on the battlefield for the Afghan military against Taliban and al-Qaeda forces. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

White House Senior Advisor Ivanka Trump (R) speaks next to Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon during a White House event with small businesses in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 1. 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser of U.S. President Donald Trump, departs United Nations headquarters after meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York, U.S., July 28, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 04: Ivanka Trump delivers remarks during an event at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building April 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump also delivered remarks and answered questions from the audience during a town hall event with CEO's on the American business climate. Also pictured are U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (L) and Reed Cordish (R), from the Office of American Innovation.
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Ivanka Trump joins her father U.S. President Donald Trump as he meets with women small business owners at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Ivanka Trump speaks during a visit to the Smithsonian?s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, U.S., March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Ivanka Trump (R) joins her father U.S. President Donald Trump as he holds a meeting with experts on addressing human trafficking at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S. February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Schaeffler CEO Klaus Rosenfeld , Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ivanka Trump participate in a roundtable with U.S. President Donald Trump and German and U.S. business leaders at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump Senior Advisor Jared Kushner (L), his wife Ivanka Trump and with chief economic advisor Gary Cohn depart a news conference by U.S. President Donald Trump and King Abdullah of Jordan at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Ivanka Trump and her husband White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner attend a news conference with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: (L to R) Senior adviser Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump enter before U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a joint press conference at the White House on February 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. The two answered questions from American and Japanese press. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

U.S. President Trump Addresses Joint Session of Congress - Washington, U.S. - 28/02/17 - Carryn Owens (L), widow of Senior Chief Petty Officer William "Ryan" Owens, reacts as Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, and her husband Jared Kushner (R), applaud after Owens was mentioned by President Trump. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Ivanka Trump stands as U.S. President Donald Trump makes a toast during the Governor's Dinner in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Ivanka Trump looks at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) during U.S. President Donald Trump's roundtable discussion on the advancement of women entrepreneurs and business leaders at the White House in Washington February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

U.S. President Donald Trump points out his daughter Ivanka Trump (2nd R), flanked by Alveda King (2nd L) and U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) (R), during his remarks after visiting the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, U.S., February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. first lady Melania Trump and Ivanka Trump watch as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, DC, U.S. February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner (L) and his wife Ivanka Trump talk with Sara Netanyahu (front L) as she arrives for a joint press conference between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Ivanka Trump watches as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe U.S. and President Donald Trump speak during their joint news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 27: Claudia Mirza, co-founder and chief executive officer of Akorbi, from right, Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, Jessica Johnson, president of Johnson Security Bureau Inc., and President Trump listen during a meeting with women small business owners in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 27, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Investors on Monday further unwound trades initiated in November resting on the idea that the election of Trump and a Republican Congress meant smooth passage of an agenda that featured business-friendly tax cuts and regulatory changes. (Photo by Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images)

Senior Advisor to the President, Jared Kushner (L), walks with his wife Ivanka Trump to board Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2017.
The two are travelling with US President Donald Trump to Florida. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Ivanka Trump takes her seat at the beginning of the third working session of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, July 8, 2017. REUTERS/Ludovic Marin/POOL

Ivanka Trump, Assistant to President Donald Trump, gestures to the crowd next to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin prior to the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington, U.S., June 15, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

Ivanka Trump and White House senior advisor Jared Kushner listen to U.S. President Donald Trump's public speech at Krasinski Square, in Warsaw, Poland July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Ivanka Trump attend the 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) Ceremony at the State Department in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga (L) speaks with Ivanka Trump as tech company leaders gather at a summit of the American Technology Council at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, U.S. June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Ivanka Trump prays as she touches the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City May 22, 2017. REUTERS/Heidi Levine/Pool

Assistant to the president Ivanka Trump speaks during an event celebrating National Military Appreciation Month and National Military Spouse Appreciation Day at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser of U.S. President Donald Trump, visits the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2017. REUTERS/Michael Sohn/Pool

White House senior advisor Ivanka Trump (L), flanked by White House counselor Kellyanne Conway (R), leads a listening session with military spouses at the White House in Washington, U.S. August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Ivanka Trump, advisor to the President, walks after a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S. July 31, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Ivanka Trump and her husband, White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, arrive in Morristown, New Jersey, on August 4, 2017. US President Donald Trump will spend a 17-day vacation at his golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey. / AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Ivanka Trump steps from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump talks with husband and fellow senior adviser Jared Kushner (C), and White House Chief Economic Adviser Gary Cohn prior to a moment of silence in remembrance of those lost in the September 11 attacks on the United States, at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Ivanka Trump with her husband Jared Kushner and their children arrive at Morristown municipal airport, New Jersey, U.S., to spend a weekend with President Donald Trump in Bedminster, September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Ivanka Trump speaks during a meeting on action to end modern slavery and human trafficking on the sidelines of the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MD - SEPTEMBER 15: Ivanka Trump (2nd L) arrives with her husband Jared Kushner (L) at an event September 15, 2017 at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. President Trump attended the event to celebrate the 70th birthday of the U.S. Air Force. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 25: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump motions to his daughter Ivanka Trump as she delivers remarks alongside students and members of congress and her father's administration, before President Trump signed a memorandum to expand access to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education in the Oval Office at the White House on September 25, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)

Ivanka Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump, and her husband, Senior White House Adviser Jared Kushner, arrive for a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, October 2, 2017, for the victims of the shooting yesterday in Las Vegas, Nevada. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 23: Ivanka Trump, advisor to and daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives at Incheon International Airport on February 23, 2018 in Seoul, South Korea. Ivanka will lead her country's delegation to the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Sunday. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon - Pool/Getty Images)

Ivanka Trump, assistant to U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a working session regarding the Opportunity Zones provided by tax reform in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. The Republican chairman of the House's main investigative committee ramped up pressure on White House chief of staffï¿½John Kellyï¿½as he launched a probe into the administration's handling of spouse abuse allegations against a former top presidential aide. Photographer: T.J. Kirkpatrick/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Ivanka Trump speaks next to her father US President Donald Trump following a tour of the H&K Equipment Company in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania on January 18, 2018.
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"This should have been brought to our attention, although I do understand security reasons," one student's parent, Karey Fitzgerald, told the local station. "I think we should have had the choice to send our child to school or keep them home."

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty also spoke with Trump in front of a handful of students at the school. The multinational technology company reportedly developed the academic program being used by students at the academy.

Students participating in the school's program are working towards degrees in software engineering and mobile programming. They are also able to earn both a high school diploma and associate's degree in just four years.

Donald Trump, Robert Trump, and Ivanka Trump during Donald Trump 50th Birthday Party at Trump Tower in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)

Low-angle portrait of American businessman Donald Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, as they pose together under a tent at the Mercedes Benz Polo Match, Bridgehampton, New York, 1997. (Photo by Rose Hartman/Getty Images)

UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 05: Ivanka Trump backstage on cell phone at the Jill Stuart Fashion Show at Chelsea Piers. (Photo by Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

Ivanka Trump during Valentine's Day And Birthday Party For Ivanka Trump at Chaos in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)

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ASCOT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 21: Ivana And Ivanka Trump At Ascot Races In Berkshire (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images)

UNITED STATES - APRIL 08: Ivanka Trump at the World Premiere of 'The Sweetest Thing' starring Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Selma Blair, Jason Bateman and Parker Posey in New York, United States on April 08, 2002. (Photo by David LEFRANC/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

NEW YORK - JUNE 23: Ivanka Trump, wearing a Douglas Hannant gown, poses for a portrait June 23, 2002 in New York City. (Photo by Richard Greene/Getty Images)

Ivanka Trump during 2003 Park City - The Village at The Lift at The Village at The Lift in Park City, Utah, United States. (Photo by L. Busacca/WireImage)

Ivanka Trump during Born Rich - New York Premiere at The Screening Room in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)

NEW YORK - APRIL 26: (U.S. TABLOIDS AND HOLLYWOOD REPORTER OUT) Ivanka Trump attends the 'Dangerous Liasons: The Art of Seduction' The Metropolitan Museums Costume Institute Benefit Gala April 26, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 10: Socialite Ivanka Trump and guest attend The Paris Review Foundation Presents Fall Revel Honoring William Styron at Cipriani November 10, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

Ivanka Trump during American Museum of Natural History Annual Winter Dance at American Museum of Natural History in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Lawrence Lucier/FilmMagic)

Ivanka Trump during The Cinema Society and The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition Host a Screening of 'Babel' at Tribeca Grand Screening Room in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Jason Kempin/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 13: Ivanka Trump attends The American Museum of Natural History's Annual Winter Dance on February 13, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - MAY 07: Ivanka Trump attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit Gala 'Poiret: King Of Fashion' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

NEW YORK CITY - MARCH 4: Real Estate developer Ivanka Trump walks in stunning style to the Regis and Kelly Show at ABC Studios on the Upper West Side on March 4, 2008 in New York City, New York. The daughter of billionaire Donald Trump and Ivana Trump looked very chic as she walked through New York City. (Photos by Christopher Peterson/BuzzFoto.com) ***FEE MUST BE AGREED PRIOR TO USAGE *** Buzz Foto LLC http://www.buzzfoto.com/ 1112 Montana Ave suite 80 Santa Monica CA 90403 1 310 441 4464 1 310 980 8822

NEW YORK - JUNE 26: Ivanka Trump attends Town & Country celebration for the July 2008 Cover with Ivanka Trump at Hearst Tower on June 26, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 19: Ivanka Trump attends the Brian Reyes Fall 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in the Promenade at Bryant Park on February 19, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for IMG)

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 14: Ivanka Trump promotes 'The Trump Card: Playing To Win In Work And Life' at Barnes & Noble 5th Avenue on October 14, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump attend the Costume Institute Gala Benefit to celebrate the opening of the 'American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity' exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 3, 2010 in New York City.

Kai Madison Trump,Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. attend the 4th annual Eric Trump Foundation Golf Invitational at the Trump National Golf Club Westchester on September 14, 2010 in Briarcliff Manor, New York.

NEW YORK CITY - JUNE 23: Ivanka Trump sighting on June 23, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Christopher Peterson/BuzzFoto/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 31: TV personality Ivanka Trump films an interview at the 'Celebrity Apprentice' set in Madison Square Park on October 31, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 14: Ivanka Trump and Kristin Cavallari attend the Dennis Basso Fall 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the The Stage at Lincoln Center on February 14, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/WireImage)

MIAMI, FL - MARCH 08: Ivanka Trump looks on after the announcement of the purchase by the Trump Organization of the Doral Hotel & Country Club prior to the start of the first round of the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship on the TPC Blue Monster at Doral Golf Resort and Spa on March 8, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Ron Elkman/Sports Imagery/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 17: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump attend the Vanity Fair Party during the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival at the State Supreme Courthouse on April 17, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 21: Pregnant Ivanka Trump sighting on August 21, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Josiah Kamau/BuzzFoto/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 11: Ivanka Trump attends the 2015 amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on February 11, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 11: Anna Wintour, Anthony Weiner and Ivanka Trump attend the 2015 amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on February 11, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Tachman/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 04: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump attend the 'China: Through The Looking Glass' Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 16: Ivanka Trump speaks during the Donald Trump presidential announcement at Trump Tower on June 16, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Steve Sands/Getty Images)

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